The US market sees physical copies for Kimetsu No Yaiba: Stories of Water and Flame going strong as it heads into its 19th day with 47,660 copies sold so far, retaining its Number 1 spot on the list. This is then followed by Aidairo’s Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun Volume 12, a series that is quite popular in the US. Note that its volumes are frequently seen on the monthly comics chart that is released publicly on Publishers Weekly. The volume was released on January 18 of which 8,314 copies were sold in the span of 5 days.
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Chainsaw Man too are continuing to see encouraging sales with its early volumes with the 3rd and 4th volumes on the list at 4,966 copies and 4,840 copies sold respectively. Volume 3 however, was out of the weekly lists for the past two weeks (it was last seen between December 26 to January 1). The final two releases are new volumes for The Way of the Househusband and Beasters that place 5th and 6th at 4,601 and 3,785 copies each within their first 5 days. Without further ado, the full list is as follows:
Top 6
1. Kimetsu No Yaiba: Stories of Water and Flame (↓26.43%)
Author: Ryoji Hirano Concept: Koyoharu Gotouge
Release Date: January 4, 2022
Publisher: Viz Media
Units Sold: 8,984
Year to date: 47,660
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf][Amazon]
2. Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun Vol. 12 (NEW)
Author: Aidairo
Release Date: January 18, 2022
Publisher: Yen Press
Units Sold: 8,314
Year to date: 8,314
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf][Amazon]
3. Chainsaw Man Vol. 3 (N/A)
Author: Tatsuki Fujimoto
Release Date: February 2, 2021
Publisher: Viz Media
Units Sold: 4,966
Year to date: 11,643
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf][Amazon]
4. Chainsaw Man Vol. 4 (↑15.70%)
Author: Tatsuki Fujimoto
Release Date: April 6, 2021
Publisher: Viz Media
Units Sold: 4,840
Year to date: 12,522
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf][Amazon]
5. The Way of the Househusband Vol. 7 (NEW)
Author: Kousuke Oono
Release Date: January 18, 2022
Publisher: VIZ Media
Units Sold: 4,601
Year to date: 4,601
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf][Amazon]
6. Beastars Vol. 16 (NEW)
Author: Paru Itagaki
Release Date: January 18, 2022
Publisher: VIZ Media
Units Sold: 3,785
Year to date: 3,785
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf][Amazon]
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Sources: Publishers Weekly
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Jan. 16 – Jan. 22, 2022
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